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ISLANDERS GAMEDAY PREVIEW JANUARY 3, 2018 vs Blackhawks TIME: 7:30 ET TV: NBCSN RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS BLACKHAWKS MATHEW BARZAL #13 21-13-4 (46 pts) RECORD 15-21-6 (36 pts) The NHL’s second star-of-the-week, Mathew Barzal 4th in Metro STANDINGS 6th in Central is currently riding a five-game streak and leads all Islanders in points and assists through 38 W, 3-1 at BUF LAST GAME L, 4-2 vs BOS games this season. Barzal, 21, co-led the NHL with Jan. 5 at STL NEXT GAME Jan. 6 at PIT six points (5G, 1A) in two games last week. The 15.8% (23rd) POWER-PLAY 15.0% (26th) , BC native has nine points in his last five games including a natural hat trick on Saturday in 77.5% (23rd) KILL 73.6% (31st) . Yesterday, Barzal was named to his first R. Pulock (22:40) TOI/G D. Keith (22:35) NHL All-Star weekend. SEASON SERIES RYAN PULOCK #6 Second-year defenseman, Ryan Pulock leads all Jan. 02, 2019: Uniondale, NY Islander blueliners in points (18) and assists (15) and co-leads in goals (3) through 38 games this Jan. 22, 2019: Chicago, IL year. Pulock, 24, recorded a career-high five points (1G, 4A) in the January meeting at the between the Islanders and Blackhawks last season. The Dauphin, MB native has three points in his last two games and three multi-point outings in his last seven games. TEAM LEADERS #88 The NHL’s first star-of-the-week, Patrick Kane leads ISLANDERS BLACKHAWKS Chicago in goals (22), assists (28), points (50) and LEE (14) GOALS KANE (22) game-winning goals (5) and co-leads the team BARZAL (26) ASSISTS KANE (28) with four power-play goals through 41 games this season. Kane, 30, has 13 points (7G, 6A) in his last BARZAL (36) POINTS KANE (50) eight games including a seven-game point streak, MAYFIELD (40) PIM KEITH (56) the longest by any Blackhawk this season. The Buffalo, NY native was named to the NHL All-Star EBERLE (3) GWG KANE (5) weekend yesterday. QUICK FACTS

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: Starting in the third period of the The New York Islanders will open 2019 as they take on the Blackhawks for the Islanders’ come-from-behind win over first time this season in a nationally televised game. The Islanders are currently Ottawa on Friday, New York had scored riding a four-game winning streak. Last year, the Islanders went 1-1-0 against 11-consecutive goals spanning three Chicago with both teams earning a win on the road. games without allowing a against. This marked the first time since March 1988 the Islanders scored 11 or more goals without LAST TIME OUT: allowing a goal against. The New York Islanders closed out 2018 on a four-game winning streak as they topped the Sabres 3-1 in Buffalo on New Year’s Eve. made 39 11 saves in his return to Buffalo while Mathew Barzal extended his point streak to five games. , moved into fourth place on the NHL’s all- With the win on New Year’s Eve in time win list. Buffalo, Islanders head coach Barry Trotz surpassed Islanders Hall of Fame coach, for fourth place on the all-time NYI LEADING THE NHL: career wins list (783). Trotz is second The New York Islanders currently lead the NHL in fewest goals allowed this among active coaches in career wins. season. The Islanders have allowed 102 goals (including SO goals) and 99 Trotz is set to coach in his 1,562nd game goals (excluding SO goals) through 38 games this season. The Islanders tonight, which leads all active coaches. allowed 31 more goals through the same of games last season. 783